Elon Musk’s X blocks Iran’s supreme leader
The social platform X has suspended a new account on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that posted messages in Hebrew.The account was suspended early Monday with a brief note...
View ArticleWhy ammonia may not be the solution to the shipping industry’s massive carbon...
At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month, a key test for its adoption as a...
View ArticleCongress is ‘chaos,’ but these lawmakers keep coming back. Here’s why
Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time.That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the U.S. House—a particularly tumultuous period in American history that has brought governing...
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Silent firing is the new quiet quitting
There may need to be a new term invented for the wave of jobs that will be lost due to AI. For those who missed it, quiet quitting gained momentum during the pandemic. People would do the bare minimum...
View ArticleSan Jose State women’s volleyball team dispute over transgender athletes...
They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart.One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA...
View ArticleA growing network of influencers are pushing Ozempic
“I was offered $20,000 to sell you Ozempic,” the text overlay reads on TikTok influencer Stella Kittrell’s post. “A year ago I got my first Ozempic collab offer and it was pretty nuts,” she explains....
View ArticlePhilly DA accuses Elon Musk’s super PAC of ‘running an illegal lottery’ in...
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Elon Musk and his pro-Trump group America PAC in an attempt to stop the billionaire’s controversial $1 million giveaway to registered voters....
View ArticleWalmart Black Friday 2024: Schedule, list of deals, and what’s new this...
For deal seekers everywhere, it’s already that time again: Walmart just announced plans for its 2024 Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, and this year, they come with an AI boost. In a press release...
View Article‘This is a market, not voting’: Robinhood gets into election betting but...
As if there wasn’t enough skin in the game, Robinhood has rolled out a new feature that allows users to bet on the presidential election. The company announced that users will have access to...
View Article‘Woman of the Hour’ is prompting women on TikTok to share advice on...
Women are taking the lead from Netflix’s Woman of the Hour and sharing tips they’ve used to stay safe from threatening men. The Netflix thriller is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney...
View ArticleBad Bunny may not have endorsed Kamala Harris yet—but here’s what he has to...
Bad Bunny, the popular Puerto Rican recording artist, signaled his support for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris by sharing a short video clip of her talking about Puerto Rico after a...
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This AI version of a hit Christmas song marks a new era for music
Whether you want to or not, everyone knows “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Recorded in 1958 by 13-year-old Brenda Lee, the song’s use in Home Alone helped make it a holiday staple. But have you...
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In just 23 words, the ‘New York Times’ made the case for a Harris presidency
We might live in a world defined by images, but for its Sunday editorial about what a second term might look like under former President Donald Trump, the New York Times editorial board showed how...
View Article‘I know what I’ve got is of high value’: Fries allegedly made by Trump are...
I’ll have a Big Mac, McFlurry, and french fries cooked by the hand of former President Donald Trump, please. Following Trump’s campaign stop at a (closed) McDonald’s in Pennsylvania earlier this...
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Did Elon Musk really wear a MAGA hat with a Nazi font to Trump’s MSG rally?
Yesterday, Elon Musk showed up to the Madison Square Garden rally of former President Donald Trump in a curious hat. It was black and embroidered with “Make America Great Again,” rendered in...
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Fantastical, the indie darling of Apple calendar apps, embraces Windows (but...
Fantastical is one of the best examples of what a native iOS or Mac app should be. Now, after 13 years of Apple exclusivity, it’s also available for Windows. The Windows version of Fantastical,...
View ArticleCOP16 biodiversity summit reveals disappointing numbers for conservation funding
Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the U.N. COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week on Monday, with nations pledging millions of dollars...
View ArticleWhy the nation’s oldest vinyl record maker is thriving
During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and...
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This addictive website is a master class in feminist design history
When you first load the page to Feminist Spatial Practices (FSP), a new online archive, the site appears to be a collage of multicolor organic shapes and hundreds of vibrant squares. But zoom in and...
View ArticleHow these artificial reefs in New York City may offer protection from future...
Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island’s Tottenville neighborhood when Superstorm Sandy struck the city 12 years ago. A narrow strip of...
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